54 thoughts on “McCormick Grinders $0.16 at Safeway!”

I did this 5 times, 4 with grinders and 1 time with Grill mates. I got a Cat for each transaction but the Grill mates and as I was reading this I went to look at my Cat I have left and it does state that it doesn’t work on grinders or grill mates, etc. Maybe it depends on your store. I bought one of every grinder so my store doesn’t seen to be picky about which grinder is triggering it. I haven’t called on the Cat for the grill mates, as I thought it was an oversight, but now am thinking it shouldn’t have printed anyway.

If you think you were supposed to receive a Catalina and you nothing printed here’s what you can do:

1. First, take a look at your receipt and make sure you reached the minimum spending requirement quantity or value. This amount is before ANY tax or coupons (unless your store advertisements specifically state “After Coupons”. ) If your store employees tell you the minimum purchase amount is the “after coupon” price and the advertisements do not specify, you should be skeptical of what the store is telling you. If you needed to spend a minimum of $20 and you bought 10 products at $1.99 each, you did NOT reach the minimum; you only spend $19.95.

2. Speak with a store manager or customer service rep and request that they force the Catalina or give you a credit. They should have record of all current Catalinas, but in my experience they often do NOT have any such list. If the product is marked as participating in a Catalina, then they will definitely fix the problem, but often Catalina promos are unmarked, so you have to handle it outside of the store.

3. Sometimes I skip step 2 and go straight to step 3, just because it’s easier! Here’s how to request your Catalina from Catalina Marketing Corp.

•Call 1-888-8COUPON, or 1-888-826-8766
Press 3 if you are a consumer, then wait for a customer service rep

•OR, If you wish to request a coupon you should have received, you may submit your request via email. Simply provide your mailing info, the store name and address, the date and time shopped and the what offer you were expecting to receive. Please send your request to: ncsc@catalinamarketing.com
•for processing. You will receive a response within 2-3 business days.
Tip* It’s never a bad idea to make sure the little green “on” light is shining before you pick your checkout lane. You don’t want a Catalina machine that is out of paper or not functioning properly.

We collect our Catalina Data from a variety of sources and we do our best to state “Unconfirmed” if there is ANY question with the Catalina. The most common problem with Catalinas printing is first, coupon user-error and second a defect in the Catalina system. Catalina will take care of you and can look up your purchase by your shopper card; rest assured you will get your coupons or a credit in that amount!

Yeah, I bought 2 mccormick grinders and got no catalina either. I also bought the 3 boxes of Kelloggs mini wheats and got no catalina for the free milk. I emailed the company as well, will see what they say. I have had to email them a few times for catalinas that don’t print. They are always very quick to respond and send the catalina in the mail. I even had them reply back to me once that I didn’t meet the requirements for the catalina I was emailing for and that I would not receive the catalina-and then they mailed it to me anyway!! It is just a bit inconvenient to have to wait for it to come in the mail….if I were doing multiple transactions and counting on these catalinas to print-it would make it alot more difficult. I am learning if I want some catalinas I have to just email the company to get them and not expect them at the stores anymore. They just don’t always print!

I went into Safeway in Sacramento today and bought 6 McCormick grinders. I did two transactions 3 each, and didn’t get the catalina for either purchase. Should I contact the Catalina company to see if they will resolve it? Thanks.

The Catilina ad says:
Buy McCormick
Herbs, Spices, Black Pepper, Garlic and Onion,
Extracts and Food Color
Between 3/18 and 4/10
and save up to $2.50 on a future order with coupon
*Perfect Pinch, Grill Mates and Recipe Inspirations are not included.
Buy (2) and get $1.50… or
Buy (3) or more & get $2.50…
coupon off your next shopping order

I was super excited about this deal… until I realized I didn’t get the coupon in our RP (Bay Area, California.)

No catalina printed for me when I did this deal but I showed them this post and they were generous enough to take my word and gave me $5 store credit on my last transaction (I had three transactions total) based on my word and the fact that they know me and i am there all the time. I’d really hate to find out that here was no catalina afterall. We’re all doing the beat we can though, right?

I went today and bought 6 and no cats at all. I spoke with the cashier at the customer service counter. She said she knows of all the cats going on and if its not posted its not in the store. She said she has heard of none of the mccormick spices on cat not this week. She said maybe it was last or a week coming up but for sure there is no cat for Mccormick grinders at Safeway.

Someone said they got the printout advertising it at Safeway though? I’m guessing it’s just no on the grinders but works on other spices..I emailed Catalina Marketing and they said to check with the store. The store isn’t going to know anything !!

I tried 3 transactions this morning. No CAT printed out. Thankfully the advertisement for the McCormick CAT did print. I took it to the customer service and they gave me a refund for the $2.50 X 3= $7.50. So, I’m guessing the Grinders aren’t triggering the CAT

Me either. Bought 4 and nothing, nada, zip. Again, I hate it when I get erroneous information. Still a good deal at $1.00 ea. but still was counting on the cats. Hope as I read all the comments there will be some explanation for this blog.

You have to be at a store that Doubles, meaning they will double the value of your coupon. So if it is a coupon for .50 they will take off $1. Where I live our stores don’t double. I get only .25 of my Charmin, not .50
Oh I’m in Ca.

Thank you Brianne, but I still do not understand how she is doing this with the coupons. She would be using 6 coupons. I have the $1 off coupons, its the “Use doubler coupon up to $.50 ($1.50 savings)” that I dont understand. My Safeway(Maryland) does double coupons up to .99.